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National lab device improves toxic screening

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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a device that determines the nature of the substances with which the soldiers are dealing. The device TAP (toxic industrial component applicator probe) maximizes a soldier's safety when dealing with unknown liquids in the field and also controls the amount of material that gets to the analyzer, thereby ensuring a successful sampling event.

Base closing: Do it later, subcommittee tells DOD

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Defense Secretary of US, Donald Rumsfeld is intending to close unneeded military installations to save money that could be re-directed into buying transformational weapons systems needed in the 21st century war on terrorism. The readiness committee of the House Armed Services Committee voted for legislation to postpone the base-closing process known as base realignment and closure.

DHS gets 7 percent raise for 2006

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The U.S. president George W. Bush's administration has proposed a 7 percent raise for the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2006. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be receiving $41.1 billion under the newly proposed 2006 budget and the units receiving significant increases include Counter-MAN Portable Air Defense Systems (C-MANPADS).